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YULETIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Yuletide mean?
• YULETIDE (noun)
The noun YULETIDE has 1 sense:
1. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
Familiarity information: YULETIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
Christmas; Christmastide; Christmastime; Noel; Yule; Yuletide
Hypernyms ("Yuletide" is a kind of...):
season (a recurrent time marked by major holidays)
Meronyms (parts of "Yuletide"):
Boxing Day (first weekday after Christmas)
Holonyms ("Yuletide" is a part of...):
Jan; January (the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice)
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